S U R F R A T
Sporadically Updated Ratings For Ranking AL Teams
By: BosoxBob - 6/10/03
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SURFRAT is a power rankings report done by one of our regular posters (from San Diego) on the message board BosoxBob. This report will be updated at BosoxBob's leisure, as the title explains, updates will be sporadic.
An explanation of how the rankings are calculated can be found at the bottom of this page.
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Rank |
Team | RPI |
Current |
Projected |
Previous |
Food/Drink of the Week | |
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1 |
Mariners | .665 |
42-19 |
111-51 |
2 |
Tabasco Sauce: The M's are red-hot right now, having gone 11-1 on a 12 game road trip. |
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2 |
Y-----$ | .620 |
35-27 |
100-62 |
1 |
Meatball: Juan Acevedo served up a fat one to Eric Karros, who killed Rogah's bid for 300 wins with one swing. |
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3 |
A's | .571 |
34-27 |
90-72 |
3 |
Wine: After losing four of six interleague games, Oakland pitchers complained about the condition of the pitching mounds in Florida and Philly. |
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4 |
Blue Jays | .566 |
34-30 |
92-70 |
7 |
Mussels: Carlos Delgado is having an MVP-type year so far, leading the league in almost every offensive category. |
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5 |
Twins | .565 |
35-26 |
98-64 |
6 |
Twinkies: Well, what did you expect? |
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6 |
Angels | .561 |
31-29 |
87-75 |
5 |
Rolling Rock beer: 33 - that's the number of runs the Halos racked up in three games against the Expos. |
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7 |
Red Sox | .551 |
35-26 |
91-71 |
4 |
Miller beer: It's Millar Time in Milwaukee as Kevin Millar powers the Sox over the Brewers. |
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8 |
Royals | .495 |
30-30 |
84-78 |
8 |
Kansas City BBQ: The Royals have been getting grilled at home, going 3-12 after starting the year at 11-0. |
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9 |
White Sox | .446 |
28-34 |
74-88 |
10 |
Stollen: The White Sox are leading the league in fewest stolen bases allowed, with 18. |
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10 |
Orioles | .443 |
29-32 |
67-95 |
11 |
Spinach: That's what must be on Melvin Mora's plate these days, as a 20 game hitting streak has propelled him to the top of the AL batting leaders. |
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11 |
Rangers | .434 |
25-36 |
66-96 |
9 |
Special K: Despite having the worst team ERA in the league, the Rangers' staff trails only the Y-----$ and Red Sox in strikeouts. |
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12 |
Indians | .393 |
24-37 |
65-97 |
13 |
Cocoa Krispies: OF Coco Crisp is promoted to take over for DL-bound Ellis Burks. |
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13 |
Devil Rays | .374 |
22-39 |
56-106 |
12 |
Champagne: Sosa pops his cork against the Devil Rays. Sammy, this is the team you thought needed an edge against??? |
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14 |
Tigers | .316 |
16-44 |
47-115 |
14 |
Knockwurst: Dmitri Young's 9th inning HR against the Padres, a 3-run knock, helps the Tigers claim the title of "Best of the Worst". |
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Teams are rated on three factors: average runs scored, average runs allowed, and winning percentage. Each of these is weighted by the team's strength of schedule, which is determined from the opponent's average winning percentage and their opponent's average winning percentage. The combination of the three weighted factors produces an overall rating. |
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